France

There is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Southwest France which blends the old and the new in a picture perfect manner. Perched on the hill overlooking the new town stands the awe inspiring Medieval walled city of old Carcassonne.

You cross the drawbridge, the water in the moat below is calm but a sizable deterrent to invaders none the less.
The spiral staircase is difficult to ascend, a challenge of some twenty narrow and steep steps...